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Tall Necked Jar in the Form of an Abstract Head with Animal Forms, A.D. 500/1000

Tall Necked Jar in the Form of an Abstract Head with Animal Forms, A.D. 500/1000. Possibly Nieveria, Peru or Bolivia

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Looking Down One of La Pazs Sloping Streets, Bolivia, c1930s. Creator: Unknown

Looking Down One of LaPaz's Sloping Streets, Bolivia, c1930s. Founded on October 20, 1548 by Spanish conquistador Captain Alonso de Mendoza on the site of the Inca settlement of Laja, at an elevation of 3,650 m (11,975 ft) above sea level, La Paz is the highest capital city in the world. From "Tour of the World". [Keystone View Company, Meadville, Pa., New York, Chicago, London]

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Eastern aspect of the monolithic gate of Akapana, Tiahuanaco, Bolivia, 1901

Eastern aspect of the monolithic gate of Akapana, Tiahuanaco, Bolivia, 1901. Tiahuanaco (Tiwanaku) is one of the most important archaeological sites in South America from the time pre-dating the Inca Empire. A print from The World's History, A Survey of Man's Record, by Dr HF Helmolt, Volume I, William Heinemann, London, 1901

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